University of UtahDepartment of Psychology  
 
 search psych  
 
bulletin board
people
research areas
undergraduate
graduate
application forms
classes
open LMS
home
 
 
Support Psychology
learn more...
    Frederick Rhodewalt, Ph.D.    
  Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Utah
 
     
 
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Home & Cross Area Specializations
Self-Handicapping Scale
Curriculum Vitae
 
  My research interest focuses on the relation between the self-concept and social behavior.  
  Contact Information  
     
  Frederick Rhodewalt, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Utah
380 South 1530 East, Room 502
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 -0251

Office: 704 BEH S
Office Phone: (801) 581-6303
E-mail: fred.rhodewalt@psych.utah.edu
 
     
  Education  
     
 
Ph.D. Princeton University (Social Psychology, 1979)
M.A. Princeton University (Social Psychology, 1977)
B.A. Lincoln University (Honors, Magna Cum Laude, 1975)
 
     
  Reseach Interests  
     
  My research focuses on the social construction and maintenance of the self-concept. This interest spans basic social cognitive processes, self-regulation, and interpersonal relations.Major foci are the study of self-handicapping strategies, the influence of public behavior on private self-conceptions, and social cognitive underpinnings of narcissistic behavior. An interest running through all of this research is the relation between self-concerns, social behavior, and physical health.  
     
  Selected Publications  
     
  Rhodewalt, F. (1998). Self-presentation and the phenomenal self: The "Carryover" effect revisited. In J. Cooper & J. Darley (Eds.), Attribution Processes, Person Perception, and Social Interaction: The Legacy of Ned Jones. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Morf, C. C., & Rhodewalt, F. (2001). Unraveling the paradoxes of Narcissism: A dynamic self-regulatory processing model. Psychological Inquiry, 12, 177-196.

Rhodewalt, F., & Eddings, S. K. (2002). Narcissus reflects: Memory distortion in response to ego relevant feedback in high and low narcissistic men. Journal of Research in Personality, 36, 97-116.

Rhodewalt, F., & Tragakis, M. (2002). Self-handicapping and the social self: The costs and rewards of interpersonal self-construction. In J. Forgas & Kip Williams (Eds.), The social self: Cognitive, interpersonal, and intergroup perspectives (pp. 121-143). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.

Rhodewalt, F. (2005). Social motivation and object relations: Narcissism and interpersonal self-esteem regulation. In J. Forgas, K. Williams, and S. Laham, (Eds.) Social Motivation. (pp.332-350). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Rhodewalt, F. & Morf, C. C. (2005). Reflections in troubled waters: Narcissism and interpersonal self-esteem regulation. In A. Tesser, J. Wood, and D. Stapel (Eds.), On Building, Defending, and Regulating the Self. (pp. 127-151). New York: Psychology Press.

Rhodewalt, F. & Vohs, K. D. (2005). Defensive strategies, motivation, and the self: A self-regulatory process view. In A. Elliot and C. Dweck (Eds.), Handbook of Competence and Motivation. New York: Guilford Press.

Rhodewalt, F., Tragakis, M., & Finnerty, J. (in press). Narcissism and self-handicapping: Linking self-aggrandizement to behavior. Journal of Research in Personality.
 
     
  Home & Cross Area Specializations  
     
  Diversity
Health
Interpersonal Processes
Self Regulation
 
     
  Self-Handicapping Scale  
     
  Self-Handicapping Scale
Scoring & Reference
Self-Handicappers (publication)